DIThe Distraction Index

#infrastructure

41 events across 24 weeks

0Damage
14Hype
27Noise
2.8Avg Dmg
19.9Avg Hype
WEEK 89Sep 6 – 12
NOISE2026-09-07
Trump Administration Proposes Meridian Hill Park Renovation
Damage
0.0
Hype
9.8
WEEK 87Aug 23 – 29
NOISE2026-08-23
Canadian Pipeline Funding Debate
Damage
0.0
Hype
5.5
HYPE2026-08-23
FBI Headquarters Project Delays Cost Taxpayers Millions
federal · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
9.8
NOISE2026-08-21
Transportation Secretary Launches Space Port Construction Initiatives
Policy Changefederal · narrow
Damage
1.8
Hype
8.8
WEEK 86Aug 16 – 22
HYPE2026-08-16
NOISE: Charleston Rapid Transit Grant Uncertainty
local · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
5.5
WEEK 84Aug 2 – 8
NOISE2026-08-03
Union Station Overhaul Scrapped by Trump Administration
Resource Reallocationlocal · narrow
Damage
1.6
Hype
9.3
WEEK 83Jul 26 – Aug 1
NOISE2026-07-30
Kentucky Uranium Plant Conversion to AI Data Center and Gas Power Complex
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
1.8
Hype
17.5
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
NOISE2026-07-25
Gordie Howe International Bridge Celebrated Amid Tariff Troubles
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
8.5
NOISE2026-07-25
23 GOP Governors Sign Trump Data Center Pledge
multi state · moderate
Damage
0.3
Hype
16.2
NOISE2026-07-24
Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.1
Hype
8.5
NOISE2026-07-24
White House expands pledge on electric bills amid data center boom
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
9.5
NOISE2026-07-24
Portland Congress Square Construction Delayed Through August
Damage
0.0
Hype
0.0
NOISE2026-07-24
White House Expands Data Center Power Cost Support
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
0.2
Hype
9.4
NOISE2026-07-24
Trump Challenges Gordie Howe Bridge Deal as Windsor Celebrates Opening
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
0.5
Hype
22.4
NOISE2026-07-24
Trump Administration Announces Nuclear Power Milestone with 4 Companies Meeting Reactor Deadline
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
14.0
NOISE2026-07-24
White House Expands Pledge to Control Electric Bills Amid Data Center Boom
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
0.1
Hype
14.5
HYPE2026-07-24
Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Initiative with Offshore Nuclear
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
2.0
Hype
28.0
HYPE2026-07-23
Trump Administration Proposes Renaming Penn Station to Trump Station
Norm Erosion Onlysingle state · narrow
Damage
3.4
Hype
54.8
NOISE2026-07-19
Federal Audit Identifies Major Gaps in Aviation Cybersecurity Oversight
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
0.1
Hype
3.2
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
HYPE2026-07-16
Trump Blasts Hochul and New York Over Data Center Freeze
Information Operationsingle state · narrow
Damage
1.3
Hype
32.0
NOISE2026-07-12
White House Upgrades North Portico Security
Damage
0.0
Hype
4.5
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
HYPE2026-07-06
Trump Announces White House Helipad Expansion for New Marine One
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
1.0
Hype
33.0
HYPE2026-07-05
Trump Administration Declines New Bids for Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Repairs
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
6.1
Hype
45.8
WEEK 78Jun 21 – 27
HYPE2026-06-21
National Mall Reflecting Pool Vandalism and Repair
federal · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
53.0
WEEK 73May 17 – 23
HYPE2026-05-16
Pentagon Defends Trump's Golden Dome Project Cost Estimate
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
9.4
Hype
77.8
WEEK 65Mar 22 – 28
HYPE2026-03-22
Trump Administration Announces Data Center and Gas Plant Development on Ohio Uranium Site
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
3.7
Hype
26.5
NOISE2026-03-21
Trump Executive Order on Local Pipeline Project
Policy Changesingle state · narrow
Damage
7.3
Hype
24.0
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
NOISE2026-02-06
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore NY-NJ Rail Tunnel Funding
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
9.9
Hype
14.1
WEEK 59Feb 8 – 14
HYPE2026-02-12
Trump Administration Blocks EV Charging Infrastructure Expansion
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
2.0
Hype
34.5
WEEK 57Jan 25 – 31
NOISE2026-01-30
ICE Confirms Plans to Build Temporary Detention Facility in Newport
Resource Reallocationsingle state · narrow
Damage
11.3
Hype
17.3
WEEK 52Dec 21 – 27
NOISE2025-12-25
Trump Administration Intervenes in PG&E Dam Controversy
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
8.3
Hype
15.9
WEEK 48Nov 23 – 29
NOISE2025-11-28
Trump Proposes Reflecting Pool Renovation Project
local · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
4.3
WEEK 42Oct 12 – 18
HYPE2025-10-17
Hacker Hijacks Airport Speakers to Blast Anti-Trump Political Messages
Information Operationsingle state · narrow
Damage
2.0
Hype
35.2
HYPE2025-10-17
Trump Plans Paris-Like Arch Monument Near Lincoln Memorial
Damage
0.3
Hype
32.2
WEEK 40Sep 28 – Oct 4
NOISE2025-10-03
Trump Administration Cuts Illinois Clean Energy and Electric Grid Projects
Resource Reallocationmulti state · moderate
Damage
12.5
Hype
23.2
WEEK 37Sep 7 – 13
NOISE2025-09-13
Water Infrastructure Failure at Guantánamo Bay Affects Migrant Operations
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
2.3
Hype
8.6
WEEK 22May 25 – 31
NOISE2025-05-30
DC Prepares for Trump Military Parade Amid Damage Concerns
Norm Erosion Onlysingle state · moderate
Damage
2.0
Hype
21.5
WEEK 19May 4 – 10
NOISE2025-05-10
White House Air Traffic Control System Overhaul
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
1.8
Hype
3.3
WEEK 15Apr 6 – 12
NOISE2025-04-05
Trump Nuclear Energy Initiative in Texas
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
9.0
WEEK 14Mar 30 – Apr 5
NOISE2025-04-05
Trump Administration Ends Disaster Preparedness Grant Program
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
12.6
Hype
18.1
WEEK 6Feb 2 – 8
HYPE2025-02-08
EV Charging Station Funding Pause
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
9.4
Hype
26.6